What percentage of people rent in Central, LA?

Name: Renters and owners in Central, LA, 2020–2024
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11.2% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Central, LA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,284 renting households against 10,212 that own their home.

In Central, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.2% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,284 (±365)
Median renter income: $42,401 (±$9,360)

Who rents and who owns in Central

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Central	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.2% (±3.0 points)	40.7% (±0.9 points)	32.6% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,284 (±365)	72,194 (±1,815)	588,653 (±6,261)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,212 (±540)	105,101 (±1,634)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,401 (±$9,360)	$38,214 (±$1,929)	$35,607 (±$539)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,058 (±$8,531)	$90,477 (±$3,224)	$78,252 (±$630)	$100,009

In Central, the renter share is lower than in East Baton Rouge Parish (40.7%).

It is also lower than in Louisiana (32.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In East Baton Rouge Parish, Central ranks 14 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 363 of 410.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Central has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	12.0% (±3.1 points)	11.2% (±3.0 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$928 (±$65)	$1,309 (±$101)	+41.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$80,015 (±$7,100)	$89,554 (±$13,282)	+11.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Central

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Central
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Central	—	11.2% (±3.0 points)	—
Monticello	5.0 mi	13.0% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Watson	5.2 mi	5.7% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brownfields	5.4 mi	25.6% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Merrydale	6.0 mi	26.3% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Denham Springs	7.4 mi	25.9% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Baker	7.5 mi	30.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Baton Rouge	10 mi	52.2% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Zachary	11 mi	20.4% (±4.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brownfields, LA (25.6%), Merrydale, LA (26.3%), Denham Springs, LA (25.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across East Baton Rouge Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Old Jefferson	25.9% (±8.6 points)
9	Brownfields	25.6% (±10.5 points)
10	Village St. George	25.1% (±6.1 points)
11	Shenandoah	24.2% (±6.1 points)
12	Zachary	20.4% (±4.9 points)
13	Monticello	13.0% (±10.1 points)
14	Central	11.2% (±3.0 points)

Showing 7 of 14 places in East Baton Rouge Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Central

How many renters are there in Central?

Central has an estimated 1,284 (±365) renting households, 11.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Central?

In Central, the share of households that rent went from 12.0% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Central?

A renting household in Central has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Central?

The median renting household in Central, LA has an income of $42,401 (±$9,360) a year, against $99,058 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Central city, Louisiana (place:13960, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.